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384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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"Boasting the biggest free-black population in the country and the 19th-century's epicenter of the Underground Railroad, Philadelphia and Camp William Penn, hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Robert Purvis, and William Still. Douglass and Tubman spoke to and rallied some of the almost 11,000 soldiers, many of them runaway or ex-slaves, who trained in eleven regiments that fought in a slew of major battles, helped to corner the Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Rebel forces, as well as capture President Lincoln's assassins."--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-383). |
| Subject |
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.)
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La Mott (Pa.) -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
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African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
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Military training camps -- Pennsylvania -- La Mott -- History -- 19th century.
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United States. Colored Troops.
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| ISBN |
9780764342530 (hard cover) |
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0764342533 (hard cover) |
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